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Ol' Ron · 12-13-2011, 02:22 PM

The vertical distributor was made from a cast iron cover. First thing I had to do was make a fixture to hold the cover in the mill. The bolt holes around the cover are symmetrical so rotating it 45 degrees allows you to get the quill in the center line of the distributor . Then using a boring bar I bored a new hole in the proper location. I then screwed a tube of the approximate size to the cover.. Now all I had to do was finish boring it to the right size for a distributor. Then the cover was beed blasted and a thin coating of tiger fir was used to make it pretty and peevent leaks. Still have it. As far as using any other distributor in any of these applicaations,no problem as long as they can give the right advance curve under ALL driving condition's

12-13-2011, 02:22 PM	#22
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,985	Re: Ronning 8BA style distributor on 59A The vertical distributor was made from a cast iron cover. First thing I had to do was make a fixture to hold the cover in the mill. The bolt holes around the cover are symmetrical so rotating it 45 degrees allows you to get the quill in the center line of the distributor . Then using a boring bar I bored a new hole in the proper location. I then screwed a tube of the approximate size to the cover.. Now all I had to do was finish boring it to the right size for a distributor. Then the cover was beed blasted and a thin coating of tiger fir was used to make it pretty and peevent leaks. Still have it. As far as using any other distributor in any of these applicaations,no problem as long as they can give the right advance curve under ALL driving condition's